The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-20

breeze, and for fifteen minutes the three
men had it their. own way. Then the cap
tain's watch was called, the other sent be-
low, and as NE, came on deck Capt. Nc
Kay said:
surhere, curse you for a lot Of dock loaf
ers. hope you have found out who sails
this shin. The man who dares come. aft
with another complaint will get his brains
knocked: out. !" Is s 81 5
There were nine Of us In the captains
watch, which, as told you, was really
the second mates Watch-no captain
standing watch at sea unless he 80 wills.
Every one of us had been struck or
kicked, and two of the men had been saw
agely beaten on the head and were COW
cred with.blood. The name of the first
mate, who now. went below with the cap
tain, was McLogan. The name OF the
second mate was Andrews. He was "a
younger man than the others, and per-
haps had more heart, for after q bit,
while Herbert had the wheel, he stopped
near him and observed:
stThe old man is nttlefough, but one
of the best seamen out Of Glasgow. You
complained too soon."
tsBut, Mr.. Andrews, what are we to do
for grubr' asked Herbert "There isn't
a man in the fo'castle as can eat such
stuff. =
"Well, It's not my lookout what the
owners furnish. Unless you men want
HI to pay you win turn to and make the
best Of It" c liiD
That closed the conversation. Not q
man of US spoke Of mutiny or even the
slightest resistance to lawful authority.
When. ON, watch was up we turned IN
and went to sleep. I, for one cherished
the hope that the provisions would be bet
ter in the morning. The officers had only
to taste them to realize that they were to-
tally Unfit, and Lhoped thescaptain would
do this and thus do away with all cause
for further complaint AS the kids were
brought forward at breakfast time, how
ever, we scented the sinking beef long
before 1t reached us, and we found the
biscuit and tea as vile as ever. Having
eaten nothing since, the previous noon, and
SH OF usbeing hearty men, you can imag-
dne that weSweEes sahHp set. Not q man
bus, h0Wesery co11d swallow that food,
and the kids and pannikins were left
standing at the windlass for the cook to
-earry backwish their contsnte untouched.
xha men boAed al each osh@ With
troubled faces, but there was no threat OF
mutiny. We went to our work on empty
stomachs, as also did the ,other watch,
and. though the officers knew 1t, not Q
| word was said, The men ehewed an extra
quantity of tobacco, and hoped that noon
| would soften tho captains heart
|. Noon brought no change, and when
supper was served and we found the same
Egrub placed before us, the men broke out
with curses, II the food hsd been eat
able, don,t Sou suppose that sailors, who
had been toln twenty four to thirty
hours without eating q mouthful, would
hare at least nibbled at itt lam telling
You what T 'afterward made affidavit to.
Imade repeated attempts to worry down
some Of the meat, but each time 1t was re-
jected. Some Of the men who got few
swallows / Of the tesr down were made
dreadfully sick. Again we went supper
less, but now the men began to assert
that no law Of the high seas permitted q
captain to starve his crew. We would
wait until morning, and, II the food was
not changed, something must be done. I
am sure the!captain expected something
to occur that night, for he was frequently
on deck, and the three .of1cers:were more
than once In consultation. The cook Ind
reported, as We afterward learned, that
none Of the supper had been eaten, aud